Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Colossians 3:16 ESV

Have you heard about the Sound Plus Doctrine podcast?

Sound Plus Doctrine, hosted by Bob Kauflin and David Zimmer, is the podcast of Sovereign Grace Music, designed for those who plan, lead, or participate in their church’s Sunday gatherings. Bob has been a pastor for over three decades and leads Sovereign Grace Music. He’s well-known as a worship leader, songwriter, speaker, and author. David, his good friend, is an experienced drummer, vocalist, teacher, and songwriter. Both are now both part of Sovereign Grace Church in Louisville, KY, and they’d love for you to join them each week for an engaging, Christ-centered conversation about music and the church. Click here to listen to Sound Plus Doctrine on your favorite podcast app: https://linktr.ee/soundplusdoctrine​

Recently, Mark Prater, Executive Director of Sovereign Grace Churches, encouraged SG pastors to listen to a two-part episode entitled, “The Pastor-Worship Leader Relationship” to grow in serving their churches more effectively in worship. Mark also gave an update on Sovereign Grace Music in his weekly podcast on April 5, 2021, highlighting an upcoming Spanish album, a Psalms album and two regional conferences that will emphasize the prominence of the Word of God in worship.

“Let me just first of all say, though, Bob is a very unique gift to us. He's very unique in the evangelical world to have the theological mind that he does, the gospel-centeredness that he brings to all of his life including how he leads Sovereign Grace Music, how he has learned and led worship for decades now. And then just his musical ability. That mix is very unique, and God gave Bob Kauflin to us which we thank God for. So, we want to continue to benefit from his training and from his experience.” Mark Prater, Executive Director, Sovereign Grace Churches.

The inaugural episode of the Sound + Doctrine podcast, The History of Sovereign Grace Music, was released on October 6, 2020:

I’ve never met anyone who likes to wait. And yet we spend most of our lives doing exactly that. 

Sometimes, waiting is just inconvenient. We wait for Uber rides, phone calls, sales, vacations, and doctor’s appointments. We wait in grocery-store lines or for packages to arrive. From our toddler years, we’ve waited, year after year, for Christmas morning. 

At other times, waiting involves genuine struggle. We wait for relief from chronic pain, financial stress, or fractured relationships. We yearn for changes in our leaders, our workplaces, our schools, and our hearts. Currently, everyone is waiting for a pandemic to end. And we know all creation “waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God” (Romans 8:19).

Bob Kauflin (@bkauflin) is director of Sovereign Grace Music. He equips pastors and musicians in the theology and practice of congregational worship, and serves as a pastor at Sovereign Grace Church in Louisville, Kentucky. He writes at worshipmatters.com and is author of True Worshipers: Seeking What Matters to God. Bob and his wife, Julie, have six children and a growing number of grandchildren.

This post first appeared on Desiring God on Nov. 11, 2020.